Brian's Tuesday Town Hall

You may recall the promise that was made after I predicted (or had a sneaking suspicion) that Highmore-Harrold wouldn't fare too well at the State B Girls Basketball Tournament. Of course, the Lady Pirates took third place honors and quite possibly played better overall than any other team in that tournament. On Monday, the trip was made, and the debt was paid. Everyone seemed to have a great sense of humor, and the kool thing is, all the girls can call each other and wear the same things to school now. :o) But the moral of the story that shouldn't go unnoticed, is that whenever someone tells you that you can't or won't be able to do something, just put your mind to it and go out there and do it.

Unfortunately, maybe the Xavier women's team didn't get that message. While channel surfing, I caught the very end of their game with Stanford. True to March Madness form, the game was tied in the final seconds when, bless her heart, Xavier's #4 reminded Ron White fans of his description of the California Highway Patrol. She missed not one, but TWO gimme shots from POINT....BLANK....RANGE! Stanford gets a timeout, gets a few tenths of a second added to the clock after a video review, and gets a game-winning lay-up as time expires to go back to the Final Four. Have you ever noticed how things are so doggone easy, they become the hardest things in the world to do? Xavier #4 - meet Bill Buckner. :o(

And by the way, if your mens NCAA bracket is still in good shape to win your office pool, then you might be considered a basketball genius - not to mention, Rod would rather see you on ESPN than the yahoos that have been trying to tell us all what's what for the past three weeks. My first two rounds were great, but all these high seeds dropping out have left me wishing for a do-over. But here's my saving grace. I also hold an office drawing, in which 16 people draw 4 teams each - one team in each of four seeding ranges: 13-16, 9-12, 5-8, and 1-4. Some people get shafted in their draws, like if they draw Georgetown or Vanderbilt as their best team, and they end up losing to much lower seeds in the first round. Some people get lucky and get tournament wins out of those Cinderella teams. Some people stink at picking Elite Eight and Final Four teams, but they are lucky enough to draw both Duke and Butler in their office drawing pool. Cha-ching! Keep it going, Devils & Dawgs!!